As I'm sure many of you have plans to celebrate the Fourth of July tomorrow, be sure to take some time to give thanks and appreciate the true meaning of this holiday. Along with many other holidays I feel like The 4th is no longer celebrated for its true meaning. So I just want to take this … Continue reading Motivational Monday: Independence Day
Happy Friday, everyone! I spent this past week doing LOTS of research for our upcoming trip. We finally decided to go to Maine this fall and we are both SO excited. If anyone has any recommendations or tips let me know! Other than that we have spent the week attempting to get back into a … Continue reading Living Lately No. 9
The sticky summer heat of the Midwest is upon us and I am already anxious for fall. Dressing for the hot Nebraska summers can be difficult while trying to look nice without being melting. I try to stick to skirts and dresses as much as possible during the week to keep cool, but even then … Continue reading Perfect Summer Skirt
It is officially summer and I decided to take on a major challenge until the official start of fall. A summer without shopping. I have never really been one who enjoys actually shopping. I quickly get bored going from store to store or looking through racks of clothes. My lack of interest in shopping unfortunately doesn't … Continue reading A Summer Without Shopping
“Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.” – Unknown One thing I really struggle with is focusing on the present. Two weeks ago in Monday's post I talked about how it is important to focus on what is currently happening around you. I have the tendency to rush through … Continue reading Motivational Monday: Appreciating What You Have
Happy Friday, everyone! We have been back from our trip for a week now and I am still adjusting. I have been struggling to catch up on sleep and I ended up getting sick Wednesday so it hasn't been an easy adjustment being back. I have loved looking through photos from our trip and sharing … Continue reading Living Lately No. 8
We spent part of last week in Chicago and while it was unbelievably hot and humid we had such a great time. I was really struggling to decide what I should pack for our Chicago/Kansas City trip as the weather looked like it was going to be in the 90s with a few scattered storms.... … Continue reading City Exploring in a Sundress
I have always been interested in the blogging world and had toyed with blogging for years before I finally decided to really commit to it. There are several blogs that I read regularly and love, but when reading them I realized that I sometimes became envious of the picture perfect lifestyles that were being portrayed. … Continue reading The Purpose of Living Taylored
"It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default." -J. K. Rowling I will admit that I don't like taking risks. I live life pretty cautiously and try my best to avoid … Continue reading Motivational Monday: Failure
Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a great week! We are heading to Kansas City today after enjoying a few days in Chicago. I can' wait to share more about our trip! Inspiration: Carly's post learning to go with the flow as someone who is "Type A" is so helpful. I am majorly this way … Continue reading Living Lately No. 7
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